- Practical goal setting
- Trauma-informed care
- LGBTQI aware
About Mary
Mary (Peggy) Keating is a licensed independent social worker with 40 years of experience. She focuses on real problems that get in the way of daily life, including mood, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, identity and LGBTQI issues. Her style can be gentle and supportive but also direct when clients need a push to get unstuck.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and practical steps. She talks through what is happening now, looks at patterns from the past, and helps set clear small goals. Sessions use plain language so people leave knowing what to try between meetings.
Her background spans many kinds of concerns, from trauma and addiction to caregiving stress and chronic illness. She also works with intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, and work or career stress. Her long experience gives her a broad view of how different problems interact in a person’s life.
Mary uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to change patterns, EMDR for trauma-related material, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity. She also uses motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas when those fit the situation.
People who come to her often want practical change along with understanding. She helps clients set achievable steps and checks progress over time. To begin, readers should use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Mary commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR in her practice. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing new ways of responding. It helps with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and coping with life changes. EMDR addresses disturbing memories and trauma-related reactions by combining focused recall with bilateral stimulation and is used when past events continue to cause distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Specific session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or making scheduling more flexible around work or caregiving. Therapists can also adapt exercises, breathing practices, and cognitive tools for use between sessions so progress continues outside scheduled meetings.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship struggles, identity and LGBTQI questions among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends support with directness. She offers gentle listening but will also challenge patterns that keep people stuck.
What sort of experience does she bring?
She has 40 years of clinical experience working across mood, trauma, addiction, caregiving, and chronic illness concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an Ohio LISW, practicing in Ohio and listed with that credential exactly as shown.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.